The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-16 00:00:00

do be lieve M. MA ZZINI ' S wor d to b e as good as his ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. bon G ! looking upon bond and word of his as of Under the Management of Miss Louisa Fyne and Mr. W. Harrison. exv,ctiy about the same value !)—" BUT," writes THIS EVENING, SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER : Miss M. MAZZINI, y Louisa Pyne, Miss Hiles ; Messrs. H. Corri, G. rerren , and ; my testim on y m i g ht b e d ec i s i ve of W. Harrison. t . % i e question I cannot withhold it from one whose To conclude with FANCHETTE. Doors open at half-past Sis--(2ommenee at Seven. friendship I highly value, and who has spoken so generously of me in an assembly where his doing so might expose him to some inconvenience and misinterpretation." After that, who shall dare to breathe one syllable against the occupant of 35, Thurloe-square P Even the law officers of the Imperial Crown of France must, of course, by this time be satisfied—now that no one less than M. MAZZINI himself should have vindicated the charac ter of this Engiish Minister and member of Perlis- THEATRE ROYAL DRUR Y-LAN E. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and E. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, the Performances will commence with THE FOUR. MOWBRAYS. Master Percy Roselle. After which, MANFRED. Manfred, Mr. P'nelp 3. To conclude with a new farce, TETE AL ABA.JIA. Mr. G. Belmore and Miss Lydia Thompson. Prices as usual. Box Office open from 10 till 5 daily. ifIIE AT RE ROYAL HAY NI ARKET,- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Backstone. THIS EVENING, THE LITTLE DAISY. After which, BUNKUM MULLER. Mr. Sothern. To be followed by OUR AMERICAN COUSIN: Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Chippendale, Rovers, Clark, Gordon, Braid, &c. ; Mesdames Angel, Lindley, Hill, Harris, Snowden, Ake wont. There is evidently something very generous, in deed, in the temperament of M. MAZZINI. It is not alone Mr. STANSFELD that he has stood forth thus very recently to champion. There was pear GRECO, the other day, over in Paris—that amiable GRECO, whose little foible it was to carry about with him a few trifles, in the shape of bomb-shells of the most fearfully destructive character, and whose other little weak ness it was to inveigle hornplayers like TREBUCCO and scapegraces like IMPERATORI into charming little deadly conspiracies of the most interesting character imaginable ! Yes, there was this ingenu ous and delightful creature GRECO, who was under a slight cloud, the other day, over in the French capital—and it will be remembered of course per fectly well how M. MAZZINI (in the same frank and spontaneous manner with which he is now offering his inestimable tribute to the English member of Parliament and "Minister of the Crown"), wrote generously and ingenuously of this poor amiable GRECO (as MAZZINI did) as—" an enthusiastic patriot." The last paragraph, by the way, in M. MAzziisis letter to our leading contemporary is really and truly in its way something quite exem plary ! "As to the Theory of the Dagger," writes M. MAZZINI, referring to the pamphlet from which Mr. HENNESSY was quoting so lengthily, and as it still appears to us so very aptly the other evening:in the House of Commons. "As to The Theory of the Dagger,' " writes M. MAZ • ZINI, "the first time I happen to write upon it"— [so that he is just possibly going to write upon it again : refreshing thought !]—" the first time I happen to write on it will be modified"—[so that, according to M. kIAZZINI'S own show ing, it does admit of modification l] " it will be modified into the Theory of the Moral Dagger.' " The italics sic in M. MAZZINI'S own letter. "Theory of the Moral Dagger !" We long to witness the appearance of M. MAZZINI as a moralist. Now that he has thrown out an ex tenuating phrase in regard to GRECO, now that he has vouchsafed a good word for Mr. STANSFELD— by all means let us have M, MAZZINI in his new character as a moralist, and (so appropriately, too!) a moralist about daggers ! It matters very little of course that we cannot even now obtain the slightest clue in the world as to who possibly this Mr. FLOWER may be who has his letters directed on the sly to No, 35, Thur;oe-square, Brompton, S.W. It matters still less that M. MAZZINI in his Theory-of-the-Dagger Pamphlet—addressing himself to " enthusiastic patriots " like GRECO—there told them years ago " make daggers of your files"—recalling to their thoughts " the dagger of the Vespers," " the stone of BALILLA." " the knife of PALAFOX." It matters just absolutely nothing that he said to to them "Blessed in your hands be every weapon that can sat you free "—hinting to them the adoption of " tbe weapon that slew MINCOWICEI," and that other weapon that "slew the Minister Rossi in Rome." Plaiu words it may be thought, these. But—Ah ! what to those others, wherein M. MAZZINI pronounced the Governments them selves to be " responsible for the daggers that glitter in the darkness of the land ! Always daggers always glittering they fairly captivate his imagination, What are his other utterances ? Listen !—" Sacred in the hand °of JUDITS is the sword that took the life of HOLO FERNES." " Sacred was the dagger which HAR MODIUS encircled with roses." " Sacred was the stiletto of the Sicilian." "I recognise in that mani • festation of tremendous equality between the tyrant of millions and a single individual, the finger of GOD." Surely, these are amenities culled from the vary Evangel of Assassination. There is evidently, according to M. Mazzitsi, but one Political Theory, the Theory of the Dagger, call it, even if you will, the Moral Dagger —and of that Theory, ripened into a Religion, M. MAZZINI is himself at once the Pro phet and the Evangelist. And AN UNLUCKY MORTAL : Mr. W. Farren and Miss M. Harris. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining,. THIS EVENING, PAUL'S RETURN - . After which, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. The Two Dromios, by the Brothers Webb. And JACK'S ARRIVAL FROM CANTON. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. Last Four Nights before Easter. BEL DEMONIC) (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated Every Evening during the Week. THIS EVENING, the performance will commence with a New. and Original Farce, entitled THE LOST CHILD: Messrs. H. Widdicombe, Shore, Garden, F. Charles Collett, M9reland; Misses Percy, Pauline Lezlerci, Wood, Mrs. Lee, and Miss E. Lavenu. A Ater which, at Eight o'clock, the 112th Night of BEL DEMONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicle 4," by Mr. John Brougham Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Brougham, Emery, F. Morton, Rayxnond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, Miss E. Lavenu, Mrs. Lee, %lies Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is made to the occupants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either for play bills or for the safe keeping of hate and cloaks, and that the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. 'he full extent of the recent calamity at Shef field is now pretty well known. It has far ex ceeded even the wild reports of rumour, and the vast destruction of property occasioned by the deluge is forgotten, while we contemplate the great lose of life which has resulted from this catastrophe. The Bradfield reservoir is some six miles horn Sheffield, at the junction of the Loxley and Stammington Hills, and forming one of the many belonging to the Sheffield Water Company. Advantage was taken of the position of the hills to form an immense reservoir between them, by constructing a huge embankment some 300 yards, in length, and upwards of 80 feet in height, so as to enclose a triangular basin of some 76 acres area, and capable of con taining more than 100,000,000 cubic feet of water. Oa Friday night this barrier gave way, and the pent up waters rushed down the valley of the Don, carrying all before them, destroying houses and bridges, and sweeping every living thing away. The full particulars of the tragedy have been repeated in so many forms already that it is unnecessary for us to dwell uFon this sad scene at the present moment. The first feeling of horror and astonishment over the whole country has awakened to the necessity of promptly aiding the surviving sufferers. The people of Sheffield have come forward with an eagerness which does them great credit, and their example will no doubt be liberally followed. But while we use our best endeavours to assist those who have been so suddenly bereft of their relations and their pro perty, let us turn our attention to the cause of all this misery. England may well b e proud of the great works that have been executed by her en gineers. In a comparatively short time she has risen from scientific obscurity to be the first en gineering nation in the world. Works are now undertaken as ordinary matters of every day busi ness which our forefathers would not have drsamed of, and private companies undertake and carry out enterprises tha magnitude of which would have made illustrious the mighty monarchs of former times. Yet with all cur enterprises and resources we are every day undermining our hard won pres. tige by neglecting the dictates of prudence, as the deep and silent waters in the wolds of York shire were sapping the foundations of the Bradfield dam. The bursting of a reservoir is no uncommon occurrence. The pressure of water is well under stood, and the neglect of the proper precautions to ensure security is an unpardonable oversight on the part of all concerned. It is not the want of engineering skill that occasions the frequent acci- Box-office open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. oft thehe accident acivce o f M il lie F m E et C on t r h E R in Saturday consequence night, an d by his physicians, will be UNABLE to APPEAtt until Easter Monday, March 28, when he will resume his character of Angelo, in "Bel Demonic." TEW THE ATRE-RO YAL, ADELPH Ll Sole Proprietor and Manager. M. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE PRETTY HORSEBREAKER Mr. J. L. Toole and Miss Woolgar. At Eight, LEAH . Miss Bate nan, supported by Messrs. A. Stirling, R. Phillips, Billng - ton, Stuart, Stephenson, Eburne ; Miss H. Simms, and Mrs. Billington. To °lnclude with, Bth time, THE AREA BELLE : !Wessrs. T. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Romer, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. L ewis. Commence at 7. yrISS BATEMAN.-LEAH.-EVERY EVEN SATURD > Y, the 145th and lest nioht be tore Easter Monday, when Miss Batement will re-appear in her great impersonation of the Jewish maiden further notice. In order to give due effect to this most remarkable success of the se tson, entire , y new sc nery by the celebrated artists Messrs. Danson and :one, and Thonaps n, and new drLsses and appo'ntments have been preparei for its produc tion.—N. B. In consequence of the pressing and numerous applications at the Box-offi:e, arrangement.; have now been made by which Seats may be obtainel a Fortnight in Ad vance. fR. BENJAMIN WEBSTER in the DEAD _L HEART, MONDAY NEXT, March 21. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion.—The New Comedy of THE SILVER LINING every Evening.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Mr. J. L. Toole every evening. The following emlnent artistes are engaged :—Mr. Benjamin Webster. Mr. J. L. To,le, Mr. Paul Bedford, ifir. Frederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, and Mr. Cbas. Mathews ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Herbert, Mrs. Frank Mat thews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Went worth, Mrs. Howard Paul, Mr. J. Clark, and Mrs. Charles Mat7aews. THIS EVENING, and daring the Week, at 7 o'c'ock, UNDNE THE ROSE. Mr. Ashley, Miss A. Cottrell, and Ills 3 Patti Josephs. At a quarter before 8, the new Comedy, by L. Bucking ham, Esq., entitled THE SILVER LINT NI(T : Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr, John s'one. Mr. Montague ; Mrs t harles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, M,ss Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by Ili. Charles Mathews just translated from the French)in his characteristic character of Un Anglais Timide, entitled COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Several novelties are in preparation. On SATURDAY next, March 19, a variety of enter`ain meet,. for the BENEFIT of Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES MATHEWS. OYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. 11. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, ON AND OFF. To be followed by UNLIMITED CONFIDENCE. Mr. Belford, Mr. Parselle ; Miss Marie Wilton, Miss Thorne. Atter which, the Grand Christmas B.irlegque, OftPIIEU3 AND FURY DICE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton, ~liesdames Swanborougb, llarie lVilton, Hughes, &C. Concluding with MARGATE 8/01 DS. Commence at 7. riE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing. the Latest SPORTING LNTELLIGENCE pan .I.•`e had Every Evening' of , G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. COALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 26s. per tan. I Double 21s. per ton. Top 255. „ Nut 5........ .l9s. „ Deep 22s. ~ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf faddlngton, W. Best Cote Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Moraing, 7a. 53=4—Afternoon, 811.. 30m. ro•monnow.•Morning, 911. 9m.—Afternoon. 9i. 50m. The Weather—Sun Office, March 16, 1864, - TaERMOMETEIi. This day at Two o'clock 4B Barometer-30.05. Wind—East; moderate breeze, and very fine. " 4 —2 egg T flbag4 Sint 0111111 k, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAitCal 16, 1864 Mr. STANSFELD'S fair fame is now perfectly re-established. How, is it asked? Surely in the most conclusive manner possible. This member of the English House of Commons—this occupant of a seat upon the Treasury Bench —this Junior Lord 01 theAdmiralty—has,at length,and in the handsomest manner possible, been exonerated from every sha dow of a-shade of blame by—whom ? Why, of all people in the world, by—M. MAZZINI I After that, what possibly can be said for one single instant in reprehension of hi m ? What pos sibly can be whispered even in doubt as ,to his mere discretion ? Avaunt, poor ghost of the Procureur Imperial! Away with all printed evidence published by Mr. HossYome ! Silence, Mr. IlseterEssic! Hushed be the words even of Mr. DISRAELI, Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition though he is! M. MAZZINI has spoken, or rather, has written —not more copy for Mr. HoLlsoms, of Fleet-street, but a letter to the Times (a letter that will be found quoted in anether part of our impression of this evening) —completely and, We repeat it, in the handsomest manner possible, vindicating. the chars.cter of Mr. JAMES STANSFELD, M.P. for Halifax, Mr. STANSFELD of No. 35, Thurloa Sq uare, B rampton, S.W., Junior Lord Commissioner of the Board of Admiralty —as he himself modestly and unostentatiously puts it, 4 4 Minister of the Crown," though he failed to add, as h e might have done, "in that exceedingly suber dinate capacity M. Mazeleis has spoken, has - written is vindication of Ur. STANSFELD, and has done so thus frankly, generously, and conclusively. Referring to the imputations thrown against the member for Halifax during the last few days, i n c onsequence of the sw orn evidence referred b by the late Procureurimperial, "I should have thought," writes M. MAZZINI, " that Mr. STANSFrLD'S character and general denial in the House of Commons would have satisfied any flirjudging person of the untruth of such charges. BUT"—hero follows the charming part of M. MAZ. ZINI'S generous tribute to Mr. STANSFELD—a tribute offered, as will ba seen, with the air of one whose own unsullied character renders his mere word, as the phrase is, as good as his bond (and we ITIE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1864. a dam, which is subjected to such an enormous pres sponsible for a gigantic structure upon the strength of which the lives of the neighbouring inhabitants depend. These are matters which will now be thoroughly investigated, bat no investigation can retrieve the past, though it may guide the future. Partial warnings seem to have been thrown away upon us. The Holmfirth irruption produced no beneficial results, and in the more recent case of the bursting of the sluice of the Middle Level, which was occasioned by negligence, in the case of the embankments it does not seem to have mpressed the important fact upon the minds o hose responsible for the safe custody of that ele• ment, that while they are sleeping it is ever work ing. The present disaster must, however, rouse a - - determination in the public mind which cannot be trifled with. The lives of the population of whole districts can no longer be left in the keeping of those who, rather than admit the weakness of their handiwork, jeopardise the safety of unsuspecting neighbours. Why, let U 3 ask, were not the inhabi- tants in the valley officially warned of the possibi lity of a deluge, and that down as far as any danger could possibly occur ? True it is that those above Damflask were warned in time, but rather in a pri vate, friendly way, than as by authority. When it was deemed necessary to blow up a weir to - secure safety, might it not have been as well to send expresses and telegraphs to warn the people of their danger? —was a possible injury to the character of the compauy's property to be weighed in the balance with hundreds of human lives P THE THAMES EMBANEMENT.—Yesterday some hundreds of cartloads of earth, sand and chalk,were thrown into the Thames for the purpose of forming a foun dation for the Thames Embackment. From an early hour in the morning Norfolk-street, Arundel -street, and the ad jacent streets which run down to the river, were crowded with these carts, all of which made their way in due time to the bottom of Arundel-street, where they were unloaded. At this spot and away eastward to the Temple-gardens the works for the embankment are going on rapidly, In the course of a few days the ship Royalist, which was one of those which went out in the search of Franklin, but which has of late years served the purpose of a Thames Police station, will have to leave her old quarters at the bottom of Norfolk-street and find a position in some other part of the river. The works between Westminster-bridge and Hun gerford are going on with great rapidity, vast numbers of men being employed day and night in carrying out the plans. THE RAILWAY BRIDGE AT BLACKFRIARS.—Yea terday the 12th.and last caisson of the new bridge of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, at Blackfriars, was sunk into its placa. At about half past one the workmen engaged in the sinking of the caisson, together with a number of gentlemen interested in the line, sat down to luncheon in the bottom of the cAisson, 70ft. below high-water mark. Mr. Thomas, who was called to the chair, made a speech appropriate to the occasion, and concluded by proposing the toast, "Success to the London, Chatham, and hover Railway Company." It is expected that the bridge will be open in June next, 14 months from the date of its commencement. OUTRAGE IN GREECE.—The Athens journals mention a fact of extraordinary atrocity, which only too strongly points out the anarchial state of Greece. Menidi, a small town of Attica, got tired of its mayor, but despaired of being able to procure his removal, as he had for his supporters a family whose name was an object of terror to the country. The principal inhabitants assembled to deliberate what course they should pursue,and an unani mous decision was come to that before anything could be done with the mayor the family in question must be got rid of. A vote of death was therefore passed against them, and the sentence was carried into execution the same day, the 26th February, when the father and four sons out of five were massacred in the street. The fifth son made his escape. The murderers also killed a young child, a son of one of the victims, alleging that if he were allowed to grow up he would be as bad as his relations. In order to legalise those crimes the municipal council assembled, and with an almost incredible imprudence approved by a proces•verbal of what had been done. When the examining magistrate went to the place to investigate into the affair, the murderers triumphantly showed him that document, and he was com pelled to withdraw without doing anything further.-. gab:plan:. INFANT HOSTAGES IN NEW ZEALAND. In reference to the mention made in yesterday's Sun of a young girl of 12 years of age being taken as a hostage from her grandfather, a wounded chief, in New Zealand, a correspondent writes to us :—This is an old custom amongst the natives—not exactly to send in children or women as hostages; but in cases of capture or serious reverses they send their women to the captor to be taken care of. When the old serpent Te Raupara was taken prisoner by Mr. M`Killop, of the Calliope, that young officer was rather embarrassed to find in his hut a few days afterwards, four lady chiefs, varying from the ages of 50 to 15, who came, according to custom, to place themselves under the protec tion of the captor of the natural protector. May this sub mission of the old chiefs be as perfect as was that of the forced detention of Te Raupara. DR. Jacoß.--By the author of "John and I."— It is a rare thing (says the Spectator) to find an author or authoress's second novel decidedly superior to the first. We thought " John and 1" good, but there can be no question that "Dr. Jacob" is a great advance on it in every way. Its principal character is much more original, and is worked out with a thoughtful and delicate imagina tion—while even the pleasant and graceful sketches of German social life/ are finished with a more skilful hand. And there is not only a real unity in the thought of the book, but there is an equal diffusion of skill over its greater and minor conceptions. " Dr. Jacob" is one of the most truthfully conceived and skilfully executed novels we have read for many years. dents that occur in this country, but rather the avarice of proprietors, engineers, and contractors combined. It is the universal greed for gain which is the curse of the age to which is to be traced more or less calamities like that recently wit nessed at Sheffield. In olden times strength and durability were the first objects sought after by the engineer, and when in doubt he erred on the safe side, as is instanced in many ancient structures which have almost set time at defiance. II: the present day economy and effect are most in requisition, the dividends of shareholders and the profits of en gineers and contractors take precedence of public safety. We do not wish to prejudge a case of such terrible importance, which must of course be most stringently inquired into. The facts at present before us are, however, sufficient to show that a heavy responsibility rested somewhere. That, from causes as yet unexplained, the means taken to confine a vast body of water which had been col lected in the neighbourhood of a populous town were wholly inadequate for that purpose, and that some three hundred human lives were consequently sacrificed. We gather from local authorities that the Bradfield reservoir was of great length and depth, although narrow; that the whole of this lake was exposed to the force of the wind, which at the time of the catastrophe was blowing heavily, and the waves beating with great force upon the embankment. Again, we learn that rumours were current that " all was not right with the dam," and that up to the hour of its giving way workmen were employed upon it endeavouring to repair its weak points, and to relieve the pressure by letting off part of the water in another direction, and that such became the peril at the end that the " navvies" were in the act of blowing up a sluice to effect this object more promptly, when the water burst through and all was over. That the dam was inadequate to sustain the pressure to which it was exposed is evident, not that its destruction was accelerated by the force of the waves or rather the sway of the water is equally certain. It cannot be right to expose hundreds and it might be thousands of lives to the possibility of destruction, by the bursting o sure as that of Bradfield. When it is deemed ne cessary to collect such an immense quantity of water together as is the practice with large water companies, it should be compulsory on them to so subdivide the reservoirs by partitions as to relieve the pressure, and to have them provided with such ample means of alas that resort to blasting should never be necessary. Again, when railway bridges are required to undergo a Government inspeetion before a passenger is permitted to pass over them, why is there no district engineer and surveyor re- LATEST INTELLIGENCE. AMERICA. MARCH 5, 11 a.m ,he Senate. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) BAVARIA. PROCLAMATION OF THE NEW KING, Throne : their legitimate and only Sovereign, to pay us inviolable fidelity and obedience, and to fulfil all dnties towards us as towards their Sovereign sent by God. We announce to them that we have already taken the oath prescribed by the constitu tion. In order that the progress of public business should not be interrupted, we order that all the authorities of the kingdom should continue to dis charge their duties until fresh orders upon our part are received; that, whenever necessary, official acts shall be done in our name, but that the former signets shall be made use of until new ones are pre pared. We especially remind all functionaries of their oath to the Crown and the Constitution, and trust that all oar subjects, as in duty bound, will obey the orders of their legitimate Sovereign, for which we bestow upon them our royal grace and goodwill. " LUDWIG." The signatures of all the Ministers are appended .0 the proclamation. FRANCE. PARIS, MARCH 16, The Moultour of this morning says :—" For seve ral days past public meetings have been held in the populous quarters of Paris under pretext of can vassing for the elections, at which the Government was violently attacked. The meetings have been dissolved, and a judicial investigation has been in stituted. No public meeting can take place with out authorisation, and the Government will continue to make the law respected.' BOURSE, March 15.—The market has been heavy with at first a down ward tendency, but prices have since improved. Threes, for tho Account, aro now unvaried at 661. 75c. Mobilier are also unchanged at 1,065 f. The Railway Market remains about the same as yesterday, with but little business doing. The market closed as follows : 4i per Cents. 93 20 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 75 Credit M0bi1ier....,1069 75 Do. end month 1065 Italian Loan 6B 30 Do. end month.. • New ditto ...... Do. end month — Russian Austrian Spanish Threes Horne Debt Deferred Bank Shares Credit Foncier 1270 -- Roman' BAIL' rAYS. Cash. Account. 1007 50 .. 1010 953 75 .. 957 50 Orleans Northern New ditto .............. Lyons and Mediterranean 935 • • 935 New ditto ............ . Southern ........ • 655 • • 6 57 50 Western ... Eastern Sardinian .......... .• 37 5 S. Austrian ... 403 75 .. 407 50 Lon ... 536 *I 536 North of Spain 495 • . 4 9 3. 75 Saragossa .. 587 60 .. 585 Ditto to Barcelona 280 -- • • THE CONFEDERATE TUSCALOOSA. — The corre spondence respecting this vessel and her movements iu the vicinity of the Cape of Good Hope, has been pub lished in a Parliamentary return entitled " North America, No. 6." The correspondence extends from Sept. 26, 1863, to the 11th of the present month. The Tuscaloosa was origi nally a Federal merchant vessel, which, having been cap. tured by the Alabama, was converted by order of Captain Semmes into a tender to his ship. The legality of this transfer was questioned by the Federal representatives at the Cape, and the colonial authorities seemed rather puzzled how to act in the matter. On her see , nd visit to Siwon's Bay, towards the end of December last year, Ad miral B. W, Walker ordered her to he seized, with a view of her being restored to the Federals as an uneondemned prize. This intention was not, however, realised, for on the 4th inst. the Duke of Newcastle ordered the Tuscaloosa ro be at once restored to the Confederates, as her detention by Admiral Walker had not been in keeping with the free. dom which she enjoyed when she had previonely Tisited the Cape. (From the Times Correspondent.) (Per the City of London, end Cape Clear, March 16, NEW YORK, March 4. It is reported from Washington that the real object of the campaign in the south-west has been the overthrow of General Johnston's army; that the demonstration of Grierson, Sherman, and Farragut were feints to induce a division of John ston's army for the support of the points they threatened, and that the late advance by General Thomas towards Dalton was made by 35,000 troops, which was intended to be followed by that of his whole force. The vigilance of the Con federates has frustrated the Federal plan. Thomas's loss on the 23d, 24th, and 25th is now estimated at 1,000 killed and wounded. News of Kilpatrick's arrival within Gen. Butler's lines is stated to have been received at Washington. He destroyed a portion of the Virginian Central Railway, and lost three colonels and 150 killed and missing. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, The unfavourable war news, and the general un certainty of military movements, has increased the premium on gold to 612 ; Exchange, 1733; Govern ment Sixes (Registered, 1881), 111 ; Treasury Seven-Thirty Notes, 111; New York Central Rail. way, 1371 ; Erie, 117; Illinois Central, 1341. Cotton, 78. Breadstuffs active, at improved prices. Provisions dull. Sugars, 13, 14. Coffee firm. It begins to be generally admitted that the Spring campaign, both in Virginia and the South- West, has been an utter failure. Kilpatrick has found it impossible to reach Richmond, and has arrived within Butler's lines. Sherman's expedition has not yet accomplished its purpose, and it is believed that he has returned to Vicksburg. General Thomas's advance upon Dalton and Atlanta has been effectually checked by Joseph Johnston. The Army of the Potomac is at its old position at Brandy Station, and General Meade has been sum. moned to Washington for consultation with the President and the 'War Departments. In the Senate, on the 2d inst., IVIr. Thompson, of Maryland, threw the whole blame of the Florida disaster upon Mr. Lincoln. Mr. Lincoln's nomination , of General Grant for he Lieutenant-Generalship has been confirmed by The Louisiana Unionists elected their free State candidate on the 22d ult., under the dictation of General Banks. Gold, 162. MUNICH, MARCH 11. King Ludwig 11. has issued the following pro clamation upon hia accession to the Bavarian " We, Ludwig IL, by God's grace, King of Bavaria, to our beloved subjects, greeting. Almighty Gad, in his impenetrable deceees and will, having thought fit to call to himself our well beloved and highly-honoured father, the most illus• trious King Maximilian 11. of Bavaria, and the entire kingdom of Bavaria, with all its ancient and modern possessions, having by this decease fallen to us, according to the constitution, the political and dynastic treaties, and in pursuance of our right as next lineal and first born successor, we have taken full possession of the same and assumed the sovereignty of the kingdom. " We, therefore, call upon all the inhabitants of our hereditary States to recognise us henceforth as The Procureur-Impe rial and IC Mazzini, TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES Sir,—My attention has been called to an article in your paper of this day in which, referring to the statement of the Procureur-Imperial on the Greco trial, you imply that something further is needed in order to clear the character of Mr. Stansfeld from the imputations made upon him by that fun° tionary of the Imperial Government. Those imputations were contained in a speech tottally unsupported by legal evidence ; and I should have thought that Mr. Stansfeld's character and general denial in the House of Commons would have satisfied any fair-judging person of the un truth of such charges. But if my testimony might be decisive of the question I cannot withhold it from one whcse friendship I highly value, and who has spoken so generously of me in an assembly where his doing so might expose him to some in convenience and misinterpretation. I have therefore to request of you the insertion of this letter. The two assertions of the Procureur•lmperial, as quoted in extenso by you, are : That Greco was to write to the address, " Mr. Flower, 35. Thurloe-square, Brompton," if he was in want of money. That Mr. Stansfeld had been in 1857 appointed to be the banker of a Tibaldi Conspiracy Fund. It is true that at various times, owing to letters addressed to my name being stopped or tampered with by Continental policy, I have asked my Eng lish friends, and among them Mr. Stansfeld, to re ceive them for me, the contents of the letters being naturally unknown to them. But it is not true that I ever gave to Greco the address of " Flower, 35, Thurloe-square" (or indeed any other name), for the purpose:of applying for money or anything concerning an anti-Imperial plot. And it is not true that I ever asked Mr. Stansfeld to be the treasurer of a Tibaldi Fund. Such an absurd fund has never to my knowledge existed. As to what in your article concerns me, I have promised to myself not to write one single word more about the Greco affair. I am perfectly con tented to leave to fair, dispassionate English opi nion the judgment between Greco and me. I say between Greco alone and myself, because everybody must have noticed that all the affirmations aiming, in the French indictment, at establishing many sources of accusation against me—the summoning of the four men to Lugano; the distribution of daggers, revolvers, and bombs ; the accepting Im peratori us one of the band—have, through the trial, dwindled into nonentity. And as to the " Theory of the Digger," the first time I happen to write on it it will be modified into the " Theory of tho Moral Digger." Those who will condescend to read the whole of the pam phlets quoted by a member of the house wid see that my object was precisely that of excluding the possibility of a theory of the Dagger.—l am, sir, yours faithfully, JOSEF'S MAzzINI Tuesday Evening. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—l enclose you a bank-note struck and issued by M. Mazzini, showing Mr. Stansfeld as his agent (see the last line). The note is in the name of Italian Liberty, and it is complete with the exception of the date, which has only A.D. 185 , leaving a blank to be filled up by the fourth figure. This note is ten years or more old.—l am, sir, yours, &;b., London, March 15. M. A Other notes can be forwarded of the same age and issue. ............... Dio e Popolo. Prestito Italia a Roma, Nazionale Italiano, Diretto unicamente ad affrettare I'indipendenza a la liberal d'ltalia. W 5102. FRANC HI 100. Ricevuta di FRANCRI CENTO di Capitale, col mercantile interesse di mezzo per canto al mesa, a datare de gusto giorno 185' Pel Comitato Nazionale, G rus. MAZZINI Republica GIUSEPPE SIRTORI Comitato Roraana, MATTIA MONTECCHI Nazionalo 9 Febbrajo, 1849. AURELIO SAFFI Italiano. A. SALINTZ. La Circolare No. 1, contenente le basi e i particolar: dell' Imprestil o, si distribuiaca colle cedole. - London agent, James Stans.feld, 2, Sydney-pla3e, Brompton Royal National Lifeboat Institution, The annual general meeting of the friends and supporters of this institution was held on Tuesday the 15th inst. at the London Tavern. The Right Hon. Sir I. S. Pakington, Bart., G.C.8., M.P., in the chair. The meeting was influentially and nume rously attended. There were present amongst others—T. J. Miller, Esq., M.P.; Admiral Sir George Sartorius ; Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. Colonel Palmer, High Sheriff of Essex; Captain R. Robertson, R.N., Surveyor General of the Board of Trade; Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S. ; E. J. Reed, Esq., Chief Constructor of the Navy; James Mc- Cann, Esq., M.P. for Drogheda ; Thomas Sopwith, Esq., F.R.S.; Stephen Cave, Esq., M.P.; Captain Sir Edward Perrott, Bart., V.P. ; Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P.; John J. Rogers, Esq., M.P.; Francis Brodigan, Esq., J.P. ; Admiral Hall, C. 8., F.R.S. ; Col. Moore; Admiral Gordon; Captain the Hon. F. Maude, R.N. ; Captain Hyde, H.C.S. ; Captain Howes, R.N. ; R. Clowes, Esq. ; Capt. Nairne, R.N.. Commander Jesse, R.N. ; John Proctor, Esq.; Montague Gore, Esq.; Col. Fitzroy C ayton ; W. H. Harton, Esq.; Colonel Sykes, M.P.; Louis Par nell, Esq. ; Samuel Hibbert, Esq.,; Thomas Hanam, Esq.; G. C. Begbie, Esq.; Admiral Bullock; J. D, Alcroft, Esq. ; Rev. George Wilkins, Be.c. The CHAIRMAN expressed the great satisfaction he felt in taking the chair on this, the 40th anni varsary, of so important and national institution. It was an institution of which Englishmen might be truly proud. (Hear, hear.) The clear and ino prtant facts which were detailed in its annual re port could not fail to elicit the admiration of every one. (Hear, hear.) After some further appropriate remarks, the chairman called on RICHARD LEWIS, Esq., barrister-at-law, secre tary of the institution, to read the annual report. The report stated that on this, the 40th anniver sary of the institution, the committee had once more to place oa record the success which, with the Divine blessing, had rested on their labours, and to express their gratitude to a liberal public for its continued generous support. Perhaps the most striking feature in the history of the institution during the past year was the large number of noble gifts, in the shape of the entire cost of twelve new lifeboats, which had been presented to it by philan thropic individuals. The committee had the gratifi cation to know that the Lords of the Admiralty were taking steps to provide every ship-of-war with an efficient lifeboat, their lot dships having paid the Institution the compliment to consult it on that important subject. The committee proposed to build and place at some of the principal fishing stations model or standard insubtnergible fishing boats, from which, after sufficient trial, others might be built in the several localities; and thus a permanent improvement be established, which might lead to the saving of many lives on occasions of such boats being overtaken by gales of wind when at long dis tances from land. During the past year the insti tution has been enabled to send no less than 15 new lifeboats to the coast, and numerous others were in course of construction. The lifeboats of the institution numbered 132 ; and some of them were the means of saving no less than 4:7 lives and 17 vessels during the past year, nearly the whole of them under dangerous circumstances, amidst high surfs, when no other description of boats could have been launched with safety. For these services, and for saving 297 shipwrecked per sons by iiihing and shore boats or other means— the institution had granted rewards amounting to £`1,35.1. On occasions of service, and on those of quarterly exercise of the life-boats, about 6,000 persons were afloat in them, yet not a single life had been lost. Transporting-carriages and boat houses had been provided for most of the said new life-boats. The committee regretted to report that the number of wrecks during the past year was, a, usual, very large, and that the gales in October and December were perhaps the most destructive that ever visited the shores and seas of the British Isleo. It was, hovfover, most gratifying to be Able he British Isles, a large permanent annual income was indispensable to, 7enabie it to maintain, in an effective state, its one hundred and thirty-two life boats, and to increase their number, should circum- stances ren , :er it desirable to do so. The committee appealed to the British public with fresh confidence for support to an institution, whose mission and mercy must come home to every one, and plead for sympathy and support. The report having been moved and unanimously adopted, resolutions in furtherance of the objects of the institution were proposed and seconded by Montagu Gore, Esq.; J. MiCann, Esq., M.P.; Stephen Cave, Esq., M.P. ; Col. Fitz Roy Clayton, Sir George Sartorius, Admiral Hall, C. 8., F.R.S. ; J. D. Allcroft, Esq. ; Rev. George Wilkins, Capt. Robertson, RN., Surveyor-G enera l o f the oard of Trade ; and the usual complimentary vote of thanks having been given to the ehairinan,*the proceedings, which were of a very interesting character, closed. Royal Geographical Society, The eighth meeting of this society during the session took place on Monday evening, under the presidency of Sir Roderick Murchison. Among the distinguished visitors special attention was directed to the two Ambassadors from Madagascar, who were presented by the President to the meeting. Following the sound rule of as much as possible treating of but one district or region on each night, the two papers of the evening —one on Vancouver's Island, by Dr. Forbes, R.N., the other on British Columbia (more espe cially Cariboo), by Lieutenant Palmer, R.E.—had been judiciously selected for the purpose of throwing light upon what has long been a vexed question—the prospects held out to emigrants by our colonies in the Pacific. The two papers indeed were, as the President happily put it, complementary to each other, and opened up the agricultural, commercial, manufacturing, and gold-producing capabilities of this re gion. In order to facilitate discussion they were read toge ther, and we have the more pleasure in laying before our readers the present precis that both authors have confirmed in every particular the favourable view entertained by our special correspondent on the spot as to the splendid prizes in store for properly qualified colonists, whether their capi tal be mere sinew and determined industry or energy, or a sum of money, which can nowhere be employed to better advantage, provided a proper investment be sought. Thus, Lieut. Palmer warns all the loafing classes, to whom gold acts as a will o' the wisp to lure them to destruction, that there are no poor man's diggings at Cariboo. That business has passed into the hands of large capitalists. Dr. Forbes is equally clear upon the absurdity of supposing that where labour now is, and is likely for many years to continue, at so very high a scale, farming can everprove remunerative to the capitalist,whether in the agricultural or stock- breeding lines. But a farmer willing to work wi.h his hands will grow enough corn and keep enough home stock in Vancouver to support himself and family, and if he further cultivate fruit and vege tabies, for which the climate, not unlike that of the south west of England —a little cooler and dryer in winter, and a little hotter in summer, with about the same average annual temperature--is not unsuitable, he will be able to exchange these at the centres of commercial industry for imported articles. More than this—that is, saving so as to make capital—he will probably fail to do for many a day to come. The inves ment of capital opens•up, however, a very different series of questions, consequent on the rapid development of the mineral and timber resources of the colony, which may be said to change from month to month. The south or Vancouver shore of the Sound of Georgia is now found to supply these seams, respectively 33. 10in,, 53., and 2ft. sin., of a remarkable fine coal, which has already been worked at Nanaimo, destined before long to be the chief town, and British Columbia generally, and is traceable as far as the furthest north-west extremity of the island, where Johnson's Straits furnish excellent landlocked harbours. Up to 1858 the feeble and I casual efforts of the Hudson's B a y C om p any h a d i n n i ne years extracted for their very limited market 63,000 tons of coals. But during the last year past 22,000 tons had been exported to San Francisco alone,where it found a remunera tive sale, though the price at the pit-mouth is 6 dots per ton. Behind Nanaimo a remarkable natural cleft, known as Albaoni Cane!, leads into Barclay Sound, where a spirited London firm have established sawmills, which during nine months last year out and exported 15 million superficial feet of some of the finest planking from the Douglas and other pines. The singular outlines on either side of King Georg's Sound has been often described ; but it may be as well to ask the reader to cast his eye on a map of the country, when he will observe that the coast is so entirely broken up that it is possible, according to Lieut. Palmer, that there is no other portion of the globe which possesses so extended a coast-line, owing to the enormous island-spangled fiords that run up into the laud. These are all feathered to the water's edge with the most magnificent hard woods, above which, at an altitude of 4,000 feet, spring a bold, moss co vered, round summit. Up these it has been attempted to carry a new route to Cariboo, so as to avoid the difficult na- vitiation of the Cariboo, and if found feasible, of which there seems little doubt, before long Nanaimo, lying at the foot of two of the largest and the great coal centres of the colony, must increase daily. Lieutenant Palmer's paper gave a graphic description of the splendid scenery of the Frazer below Yale, of its tributaries from either bank above that • point, which have in places hollowed out for themselves channels 3,000 feet deep, and finally conducted his audi tors to the goldfields, where he noticed the singular ra diation of the more valuable gold claims, each 13 ing in its own " gulche" or narrow torrent bod, six or seven of which diverge towards all points of the compass from one or two central isolated mountains. Tbis, however, the president stated, showed that what had hitherto been found was mere alluvial or suelace gold, washed down from the central or fried strata, the line of which was exemplified by a map exhibited on an enlarged scale running 'nearly due north west along the west side of the Great Rocky Mountain chain as far north at least the Penn River. As, however, this last mentioned river runs eastward to join the Slow River, it is not improbable that drift gold may yet be met with cn the cast side. But the general direction, Sir Roderick held, of the main quartz gold-!reds would bo found to follow one uniform course. Colonel Moody, R.E., after confirming the previous remarks and the contents of the papers, the fidelity of which he bore testimony to from actual experience, said that much stress had bean laid en the fact of Americans having monopolized most of th; business. At all events, if they did so, what they made they virtually invested on the soil ; but ho dealt Nt ith much clearness of argument on the splendid future before both Vancouver and British Columbia, so soon as British capi taliats could be hulloed to direct their attentions thither, to report that during the time that these storms lasted, the life-boats were providentially the means of rescuing no less than 385 shipwrecked persons. With a shipping representing about sixty millions of tons, and 400,000 vessels which cleared outwards and entered inwards from British ports during the past year, a large number of shipwrecks had become almost a natural sequence. Accordingly, found that 1,602 casualties took place last year on the shores and in the seas of the British Isles, accompanied with loss of 568 valuable lives— lives of the utmost consequence to the commerce and defence of the conntry. It was, however, gratify ing to find that during the same period 4,565 per sons were rescued by lifeboats, the rocket apparatus, shore-boats, and other means. The total number of lives saved during the forty years from the esta blishment of the Institution in 1824, to the end of the year 1863, either by its lifeboats, or by special exertions for which it had granted rewards, was 13,568. Daring the year 15 silver medals, 26 votes of thanks inscribed on parchment, and £1,297 in cash had been granted for saving the lives of 714 persons by lifeboats, shore and fishing boats, and other means, on the coasts and outlying banks of the United Kingdom. Since the formation of the Institution, it had expended on lifeboat establish ments nearly £lOO,OOO, and had voted 82 gold and 738 silver medals for saving life, besides pecuniary awards, amounting together to £17,830. The Committee referred to the cordial co-operation of the local Branch Committees, the Board of Trade, the Coast Guard, and the Railway and Steam Packet Companies, The expenditure of the Institution in the year 1863, on its life boat establishments, was £11,377 14s. ld.; £1,351 6s. 41. in rewards for services to shipwrecked crews; and £2,441 9s. ld. for coxswains' salaries, and the quarterly practice of the baats' crews. The institution had received £lOO from a Sailor's Daughter, per Messrs. Diummonds; £lOO as a thank-offering for preservation at sea during the storm of the 31st October last; £1 63. 9d. being the amount of a collection at St. John's Sunday School, Manchester; 18s.• 81. collected in Mochrum Parish Church, as a new year's offering to the Institution, per Rev. R. Craig; £lOO from a friend,' in gratitude to God for the preservation of his wife for another year; and £2O from a sea man's daughter (C. T.) the produce of her needle work. The following legacies had been bequeathed to the Institution since the last report :—James Miller, Esq., of Glasgow, £lOO ; Wm. Carrie, Esq., of Carnhill, London, £200; John Farnell, E-q., of Isleworth, £l,OOO (free of duty); Milborne Williams, Esq., of Whitchurch, £5O; Miss Emma Keate, of Kensington, £300; and Richard Spencer, Esq., of Gower-street, London, £2OO. Tne items of receipt and expenditure were detailed in the annual financial statement attached to the report audited as usual by Mr. Begbie, the public account ant. Consiciering the magnitude and unavoidable costliness of the operations of the National Lifeboat Institution, embracing the whole of the coasts o' '7OOP il trr Innrt ElVAllar HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 15. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess Helena, drove in the grounds this morning. Count Furstenstein, Chamberlain to her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Prussia, arrived at the Castle yesterday, and had the honour of dining with her Majesty and the royal family. Lord Talbot de Malahide and Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell have succeeded Lord de Tabley and Lieutenant-General Sir H. Bentinck as lord and groom in waiting. The Prince and Princess of Wales. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge entertained a distinguished circle at dinner yesterday evening at her royal highness's residence at Sc. James's Palace. Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg.Strelicz, attended by Lady Caroline Cust, is expected to leave St. James's Palace to•morrow for Wind sor Castle on a visit to the Queen. fne Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury left town yesterday for Savernake Park, near Marlborough, for a few days. The noble marquis and marchioness will return for the drawing room on Saturday next. The Earl aad Countess of Carnarvon will pass .the Easter holidays at Highclere Castle, near Newbery, surrounded by a select circle. The Earl and Countess of Wilton's mansion in Grosvenor-square is undergoing a thorough external and internal embellishment for the approaching season. The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield intend to pass the Easter holidays with the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon at flighclere Castle, The Earl and Countess de Grey will lease town on Monday or Tuesday next for their country seat, where they will pass the Easter recess. We understand that the Earl of March, who has just passed his examination for the army, is about to enter the 92d Gordon Highlanders, His lordship will be the third of his family in this distinguished national regiment, which was raised and commanded by Alexander Duke of Gordon, and in which the late Duke of Richmond held a captain's commission as Earl of March. Lae Earl of Radnor is surrounded by bis friends at hie favourite seat, Coleshill House, Berkshire. His lord ship, though advanced in age, takes a lively interest is politics and all county matters. The Earl and Countess Russell, accompanied by Viscount Amberley, Lady Georgiana Russell, and family, purpose to leave town on Saturday next, for Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Parke, for the Parliamentary recess. General Le Comte and Madame Schensteine have left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Paris. Lady Churchill has arrived at the St. George's Hotel. Sir Henry and Lady Sophia Des Vceax have arrived at their residence in Berkeley-square, from Draft... low Park, Derbyshire. THE LEGAL MR. PICKWICK.—Mr. Bovill, the famous Nisi Prius advocate, makes, it is said, by Far the largest income cf any practitioner at the Commons aw bar, according to some clearing £lB,OOO a year. He is a stately, imposing -looking person, and has that presence and physique which go a long way to make up the effective advocate. When his face is at rest, you would take the bald-headed, placid, benevolent-looking spe , uacled gentle man for a reproduction of Mr. Pickwick, minus his gaiters. In speaking, however, the countenance of the hon. member for Guildford becomes more combative, and the brows are more frowning and knitted than we look for in the beaming face of Tupman's, and Winkles, and every body's friend, except perhaps at those critical momeniz of history when Mr. Pickwick hurled an inkstand at the re treating form of Alfred Jingle, Esq , or solemnly declared to the unfortunate Winkle that he was a humbug, or coil fronted with equal fury at Rochester the infuriated Slain mer, of the 47th.—Court Journal. ARTIFICIAL RAINBOW.—Mr. J. Daboseq has con trived for the French theatre a method of imitating the rainbow, of which Cosmos speaks very highly. He em ploys an electric light, obtained with the aid of 100 Bunsen elements. The first lenses of his optical apparatus render rays from this source parallel, and transmit them through A rainbow•shaped hole in a screen to a double convex lens of very short focus, from which they pass to a prism, and emerge with suffiient divergence to make an effective rain bow on a screen about six yards off. This rainbow is said to be brilliant even when the whole scene is lit up. INUNDATION OF A MINE AT CHESTERFIELD. Yesterday afternoon the pump at the Spitlewell Ironstone Pits, the property of Mr. Barrow, broke, and before the men could be all extricated at least 14 were crowned. The water has risen to a considerable height up the shaft. Other persons are missing, and the loss of life is believed t o be greater than here stated. There were 71 men and boys employed in the pit, but it is believed many have escap ed. The water is supposed to have burst into the pit owing to the late heavy rains. SWIMMING HORSES.—The preparations which we made for crossing the river, and which ought never to be neglected, were to take our feet out of the stir rups, *which should then be crossed over the saddle. Thera are two reasons for this precaution—first, it is not impro bable that the horse we are riding may be a bad swimmer, or may become timid. In either case the animal almost in variably, upon finding itself in deep water, allows its hind legs to sink, in order to try and touch the ground. In doing so it usually " turns turtle," and for a few seam& struggles and plunges on its back or sides. During this per formance, it is not improbable that one's feet, or a foot, MAY become entangled in the stirrup-iron, and when the animal _ . turns over, we of course must quit the saddle, but being held by the foot, are dragged along under water in any thing but st pleasant position. This is one very good reason for crossing the stirrups over the saddle. Another reason for this pro ceeding is, that many horses in swimming raise the hind legs very high in order to strike out, and thus incur a risk of putting their hoofs in the stirrup-iron, when the horse m ight either be drowned, cr the stirrup-leather broken. To ride a swimming horse well is not a very easy thing: in the first place, we must lean well forward, so that our bodyrests nearly on the animal's crest; we must not attempt to use the curb, in case we have one, or to meddle with his mouth in anY_ way ; we can steer him by Le aid of a switch, which will enable us to turn his head slightly in any direction. If it is necessary to use the reins at all, we ehould do so wit h the hands very low, and employ only the slightest pull. Horses are like men in their relative swimming powore• some swimming strongly and high out of the water, othe: l3 with difficulty and low down, One of my horses, whose,' skill in the water I often tried, allowed himself to sink deepli until only his head was visiole ; with his neck stretched of like a dog, ho would coolly swim away, carrying me on hit' back, and never showing the least excitement during th e wholo business. Another steed invariably plunged alla snorted upon entering deep water, and was as likely as 13(4 o turn over, and oblige us to take care of ourselves•—'' Chanther s Journal, Now and Improved Series. A HoRsE Snuw, on a grand scale, will take place in the Agricultural Hall, Islington, during the Bret %r eel ' ill July. The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompmlied by Prince John of Giucksburg, and attended by their suite, drove in two open carriages and four to Woolwich at noon yesterday, and embarked on board the Sultan's new yacht, being received by the Turkish Ambassador and Madame Musurns. Their royal highnesses and suite partook of luncheon on board the yacht, and, after steaming down the river to below Gravesend, returned to Woolwich soon after four p.m. Their royal highnesses reached Marlborough House shortly before six p.m. Departure of the Archduke Maximilian and Archduchess Charlotte. Their Imperial Highnesses the Archduke Maxi milian and the Archduchess Charlotte and suite left London yesterday morning by the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway for Ostend. Their imperial highnesses were received at the Victoria St ation by Mr. Forbes, the general manager of the company, and were conducted to a special train which was in readiness. The train started at nine o'clock, and the journey to Dover was performed in one hour and 50 minutes. On their arrival at Dover the Archduke and Archduchess proceeded to the Royal Ship Hotel, where they partook of luncheon. The imperial party afterwards went in carriages to the Admi ralty Pier, and embarked at 11.40 on board the London, Chatham, and Dover Company's mail steamer Breeze for Ostend on their way to Brussels.. The wind was westerly, and the weather promised an unfavourable passage. After passing two days with the Belgian royal family, the Archduke and Archduchess will return to Vienna on Thursday, and thence to Miramar, where they will remain until the end of the month, the period fixed for their embarkation on board the Novara at Trieste. That vessel, as already men tioned, will touch at Civita Vecchia on its way, in order that their highnesses may pay a visit to the Pope. was